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vN0. 533,822. Patented Feb. 5, 1895.

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WITNESSES: I INVENTOR i @fi/l/ v6 1 7%1 ATTORNEYS;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL C. MCNAUGHTON, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE ASSOCIATED DENTISTS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASE FOR POWDER, SEEDS, OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,822, dated February 5, 1895. Application filed March 12, 1894. Serial No. 503,342. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- A so as to cover the opening I, and I prefer- Be it known that I, DANIEL C. MCNAUGH- ably use for this purpose an ordinary india TON, a citizen of the United States, residing rubber band. This band is seated over the at Jersey City, county of Hudson, and State exterior of the opening I so as to constitute 5 of New Jersey, have invented certain new therefor a valve and in order to open such and useful Improvements in Gases for Powvalve one edge of the band is raised away der, Seeds, or the Like, of which the followfrom the opening so as to uncover it, asshown ing is such afull, clear, and exact description in Fig. 1, and the band at such time also as will enable any one skilled in the art to serves as a spout for the opening, so that the IO which it appertains to make and use the same, contents of the case as they are discharged reference being had to the accompanying from the opening may be directed or guided drawings, forming part of this specification. by the spout with accuracy and can be de- The principal objects of my invention are livered with certainty to any desired point. to provide a simple device for retaining powhen acting as a spout for the opening the r 5 der, seeds, granulated matter or the like, and elastic strip or band 0 forms a lip or spout from which the contents may be readily disthat is practically continuous with the walls charged in comparatively small quantities of the receptacle since the elasticity of the and by which such contents may be guided band causes it to lay closely against the exor directed to the particular point where it is terior of thecase, thus making it impossible 20 to be applied or delivered and thereby avoidfor the matter to fall out of the spout at any ing waste of the contents. place other than along its edge. By thus To these ends my invention consists in the constituting the valve of an ordinary elastic certain novel and peculiar arrangements and or rubber band, the same may be readily recombinations of the several parts of the deplaced in case it becomes injured or when as vice, all as hereinafter fully described and the elasticity of the material becomes imthen pointed out in the claims. paired. I have illustrated a type of my invention In order to readily lift the elastic valve in the accompanying drawings, whereinfrom the discharge-opening, I provide a hand- Figure l is a perspective view of my imoperated device comprising a lever B which 0 proved case or box shown as grasped in the is bent on itself and is fulcrumed or hinged hand of the operator. Fig. 2 is an enlarged at or near the bend therein atasuitable point side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front view on the casing. One arm of this lever is suitof the finger-lever shown as detached and Fig. ably shaped to cover the opening I, and it is 4 is a side view of the same. Fig.5 is afront secured to the elastic strip 0, preferably at a 3 5 view of the finger-lever together with a porpoint directly over the opening I, and thus tion of the elastic strip or band with which it the elasticity of the strip, which normally is connected. Fig. 6 is a view of a sect-ion closes the opening, serves to hold down the taken on a vertical plane to one side of the connected end of the lever flatly against it center of the discharge-opening-only a por- (as shown in Fig. 2) while the other end of 9c 40 tion of the body of the can being here shown. the lever projects outwardly at a suflicient Referring to the drawings in which likeletangle to be conveniently engaged by the ters of reference designate like parts throughfinger or thumb of the hand which grasps the out, A is a cylindrical box or case closed at case. By pressing down this free end of the the bottom and top and in the side of which lever the end connected with the elastic strip 5 45 near one end thereof is formed an opening I, is correspondingly elevated and the opening from which the contents of the case may be I being thus uncovered can discharge the conshaken or discharged when the opening is tents of the box onto the strip which then uncovered. An elastic strip or band C is serves as a spout and from which it can be placed over the opening and in the construcreadily poured or spilled, as indicated in Fig. :00 50 tion shown the strip takes the form of an 1. Upon releasing the lever from the pressendless band that is adjusted around the box are of the finger, the elastic strip or valve automatically snaps back into closed position. I have provided a simple way of securing the lever to the elastic strip by merely pointing the end of the lever and passing such point through the material of the elastic strip as clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 5.

In order to loosen or break up the contents of the box whenever it may cake around or near the discharge-opening, I arrange within the box one or more agitators D which are connected with the tilting finger-lever B in such way that as the lever is tilted the agitators willbe rocked'or vibrated. This movement causes the agitators to stir or break up the contents near the opening and to urge it on toward the same for delivery therefrom. In the construction shown these agitators take the form of prongs or pins which are secured fast to the lever 13, they being preferably attached to the arm of the lever which extends across the opening I, and to a point thereon near the bend in the lever. These prongsextend through corresponding holes formed in the side of the box so as to project well into the interior of the case and in addition to acting as agitators they also serve as a means for mounting the lever in position and at the same time they pierce the elastic strip 0 and thereby hold it in place as shown in Fig. 6.

I find that it is possible to operate the device by transposing the finger-lever and the elastic band so that the band lies to the outside of the lever instead of the inside thereof. In either case the lever serves to raise the band away from the opening so that the contents may be readily discharged therefrom and I, therefore, wish it to be understood that my invention'is not limited to the specific form of construction herein shown, as the same may be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the invention.

From the foregoing description the operation and use of my improved device will be readilyunderstood. The box or can being filled with the desired material, for instance, tooth powder, seeds or granulated matter of any kind, the box is grasped in the hand as shown in Fig. l and tilted into about a horizontal position so as to move the contents of the box to the delivery-opening I, whereupon the lever B is pressed down by the thumb or finger, whichever may be the most convenient, and the strip 0 is stretched or lifted away from the opening so as to uncover it and allow the contents to fall through the opening onto the band from whence it can be delivered as by an ordinary spout. After the desired quantity of the contents has thus been delivered, the opening is then automatically closed by the elastic valve or strip, upon the removal of the finger from the lever.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, a set of agitators for the contents of the receptacle, a rockinglevermounted upon the exterior of the receptacle, and intermediate connections whereby the operation of the lever may serve to move the agitators.

2. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, a hand operated valve normally closing said opening, a set of agitators for the contents of the receptacle and connections intermediate said valve and agitators whereby the latter are moved whenever the valve is operated.

3. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge -opening, a finger lever adapted to normally close said opening with one end thereof and a set of agitators for the contents of the receptacle connected with and operated by said lever.

4. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, a finger-lever adapted to normally close said opening with one end thereof, and a set of agitator prongs I mounted on said lever and projecting within the receptacle thereof.

5. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, a finger-lever provided with one or more agitator prongs proj ecting through the wall of the receptacle and serving both as a means for mounting the lever in place and as agitators for the contents of the receptacle.

I 6. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, a valve formed of elastic material and seated over the exterior of said opening, and a finger-lever engaging with one end of said valve for raising it from its seat.

7. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, a valve formed of elastic material and seated over the exterior of said opening, and means for raising one edge of the valve from its seat.

8. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, an elastic strip seated across the exterior of said opening so that one edge thereof may be raised from the opening and constituting a valve therefor and forming a spout for the opening when raised away from it.

9. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, an elastic strip seated across the exterior of said opening so that one edge thereof may be raised away from it and constituting a valve therefor and forming a spout for said opening when its edge is raised, and a finger-lever having one end thereof secured to the edge of said elastic strip for raising it away from the opening.

10. The combination of a receptacle provided with a discharge-opening, an elastic band placed around the receptacle covering said opening, and means for raising one edge of the band away from the opening, said band constituting a spout for the opening when its edge is raised.

11. The combination of a receptacle profor agitating the contents IIO vided with a discharge-opening, an elastic band seated over the exterior of said opening, a bent finger-lever secured by one end to said band and provided with one or more prongs, said prongs being passed through the band and the wall of the receptacle for holding the parts in place.

DANIEL O. MGNAUGHTON.

Witnesses:

J. MoNAUGH'roN, E. Y. H001). 

